Proper posture will not only improve your playing, but allow you to play in comfort for hours at a time. I can't stand watching drummers slouch, slump or bounce up and down while playing. The whole body should be relaxed so the energy will flow naturally. Joe Morello always stressed relaxing everything down to the fingers.
Great video. John Riley is an absolute monster player and educator. His "The Art of Bop Drumming" book is a staple! I'm learning still, always, what an adventure..
I think the hardest bit with this technique is the catching motion. I find it hard to get an even flow and same power in the catching stroke than the others. Great video btw. Everybody that haven't got his book Art of Bop drumming, should really go out and buy it. It has helped me a lot with my jazz drumming.
Excellent video! You always have a way of breaking things down so you can realize that everything thing we hear,see and or play is just a matter consistent practice, with nothing but progress to follow!
this will help getting the speed up on the ride. I'm a beginner in playing jazz. It looks like this exercise will also help with my ride playing tempo in general. I learn so much from watching your videos. Have you got a DVD out teaching beginning jazz? I know about your book and c.d. It's just the way I learn is more visual.
he's like totally relaxed while basically breaking the sound barrier
i laughed way too hard at this
Proper posture will not only improve your playing, but allow you to play in comfort for hours at a time.
I can't stand watching drummers slouch, slump or bounce up and down while playing. The whole body should be relaxed so the energy will flow naturally. Joe Morello always stressed relaxing everything down to the fingers.
My teacher back in 1998, in my first jazz lesson recommended his book to me, I still have it. Totally recommend it!
what a masterful teacher.
I think having lessons from John Riley would be phenomenal!
Great video. John Riley is an absolute monster player and educator. His "The Art of Bop Drumming" book is a staple! I'm learning still, always, what an adventure..
Oh man that suggestion to practice using the shuffle beat was immensely helpful for me, thank you!
Teacher ....Respect
I think the hardest bit with this technique is the catching motion. I find it hard to get an even flow and same power in the catching stroke than the others.
Great video btw. Everybody that haven't got his book Art of Bop drumming, should really go out and buy it. It has helped me a lot with my jazz drumming.
This is a timeless lesson
Love this. This is what I use in my playing and it makes fast swing so much easier. His books are amazing as well.
Met Riley when he went to my university. Cool guy
...great instruction, To the Point, well demonstrated....thanks for making this available to the world ....
Very helpful. Thanks
Thank you! And God bless!
Excellent video! You always have a way of breaking things down so you can realize that everything thing we hear,see and or play is just a matter consistent practice, with nothing but progress to follow!
A CLOCKWORK DRUMMER ON YOU TUBE.."..THE CURE"
This really does work. I started doing this today and I've already improved my up-tempo swing.
What a great video, and what a great teacher!
Brilliant!
Great book. Am working thru it now.
magnificent !
this is insane, he goes so fast
very informative, great teacher
thank You, master! :)
Wow!!
class!
the hardest part for me is comping on my left hand while trying to keep time with my right
Dimais isso.
I'm going to learn how to play at this speed if it kill me.
+Roy Rogers you still alive?
+romjab guess not..
same..
DEMOLEDOR!🔥
this will help getting the speed up on the ride. I'm a beginner in playing jazz. It looks like this exercise will also help with my ride playing tempo in general. I learn so much from watching your videos. Have you got a DVD out teaching beginning jazz? I know about your book and c.d. It's just the way I learn is more visual.
Dokimases gia kana daskalo ?
MMMMM That's some good flicking right there.
That's fast 😬
Quick hands, good practice ideas thanks.
Sound would be more enjoyable done on a 22 or 24" heavy ride cymbal.
what cymbals?
But how does he play the repeated 16th bits ?
French grip?
Great demonstration on ride technique but that ride cymbal seems to be to washy , lacking clarity
Didn't know Vince McMahon played drums.
He looks ripped. Is he ripped? Anyone ever shift him?
i think the best way to do this is not to think about. just hit the cymbal and bounce dat stick
Rhythm for what?
Good video,but i like clean sounding ride. Yours is way too echoy and washy. Just sayin😎
That's the kind of sound jazz guys use
Great lesson, terrible ride cymbal. Sounds like a broken garbage bin.